| Last year I appeared in a Broadway
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| | What do I still want to learn?
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| musical. I was not a major character,
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| | 2. If money and time were no object
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| but it was a major event. For three
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| | (you need this to dream big), what places
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| years I had had on my Life List "See a
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| | on earth would I love to see?
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| Broadway show." And now there I was,
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| | 3. What are all the things I can think
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| sitting up on stage waiting for my turn
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| | of right now that I'd love to do during
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| as a contestant in a musical spelling
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| | my lifetime, no matter what other people
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| bee. I lost after the second round, but
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| | think?It helps not to organize your
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| I didn't lose at all. I got to check off
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| | thoughts. Just start with a clean page
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| two items from my Life List--the one
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| | and write, write, write. You can be neat
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| about seeing a Broadway show, and also
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| | later. You can be practical much, much
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| "Do something truly gutsy at least twice
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| | later. For now, just think and dream.
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| a year."Creating a Life List gives us
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| | See what it is you actually want out of
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| vision and direction. We may have a
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| | this life. See who you really are,
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| vague notion about what it is we want to
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| | underneath that rational, grown-up
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| do, see, and experience in our lifetimes,
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| | exterior.And when you think you've listed
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| but writing those things down is often
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| | everything that's on your mind right now,
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| the first and most important step in
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| | pick one item off the List. Want to
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| accomplishing our dreams.I separated my
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| | learn French? Take the first step. Look
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| List into three categories:1. Skills I
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| | on-line at your community college
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| want to learn
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| | catalog. Scan your library's website for
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| 2. Places I want to go
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| | language tapes you can check out. Or
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| 3. Experiences I want to haveBecause of
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| | even rent a French movie to put yourself
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| my Life List, I've backpacked in Iceland,
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| | in the mood. It doesn't matter how small
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| learned to make fire by rubbing two
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| | or large the step is--what matters is
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| sticks together, completed and sold two
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| | taking it at all.Dreaming is wonderful,
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| novels--the List goes on and on.And it
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| | writing it down is even better, but it's
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| does go on and on. Because as soon as I
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| | still up to you to walk forward. Do just
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| can check off one item, I make sure to
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| | one thing every day or at least every
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| add another to the List. There is always
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| | week on your own behalf. More things are
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| more to learn, more to try.So here's my
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| | possible than we know.Now let's practice
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| challenge to you: Sit down for an hour
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| | finding that out.Robin Brande is a
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| tonight, or get up tomorrow and spend
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| | novelist, award-winning short story
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| some time alone, and ask yourself:1.
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| | author, and public speaker.
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